The Supreme Court is considering a case that could restrict abortions. One argument is that birth control eliminates the need for abortion. But contraception doesn’t offer an easy fix.
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Growing applications of nanotechnology include using nanorods for male birth control. The technique has had some success in animals, and offers the potential of human male contraception.
Governments declined to take part in the Uyghur Tribunal’s investigation. But the body of scholarly evidence for its claims, and its ruling, is thorough and extensive.
In past rulings, the court has acknowledged that there’s a connection between the ability of women to control their reproductive lives and the economic health of the nation.
The exceptional measures deployed around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic have impeded access to urgent services like birth control, abortion and maternal and newborn care.
Despite side effects, women continue to take contraceptives because there are no better options available.
Squirrel feeders laced with contraceptives could be used to suppress grey squirrels in the UK.
People may not be using condoms at the same rate as before, but it is difficult to know for sure because there is a lack of data.
Nexplanon, a long-acting reversible contraceptive that is implanted in the arm for up to three years, is a welcome addition to birth control options in Canada.
When does supporting women who use drugs so they can avoid unplanned pregnancies turn into something more coercive?
The ban on the pill led to much sorrow and frustration, but determined couples found imaginative ways to cope and work around it.
Support for over-the-counter birth control pills is growing. But a drawback could be that insurers would not pay for them. Also, some people have safety concerns. Could pharmacists be the solution?
Long-term or historical use of oral contraceptives may lead to an increased risk of depression in later years; understanding the risk will better inform the decision whether or not to take the pill.
Abortion has been a huge political issue in the US for the last 50 years. But the abortion debate is not new. It began at least a century before landmark abortions rights decision Roe v. Wade.
Approximately 25% of women – representing all races and backgrounds – will undergo an abortion before the age of 45.
Tanzania was an early, ardent believer in family planning. Now it joins a growing number of developing nations that see potential advantage in having a huge and growing workforce.
It’s very difficult to measure whether a conception was intended. But those data are vital to understanding women’s choices.
Women face extraordinary difficulty in seeking the birth control method of sterilization due to sexist reproductive norms.
July marks 50 years of Pope Paul VI’s encyclical prohibiting contraceptive use. For many years prior to it, the church had not been so explicit on its stance. How did it become such a thorny issue?
Over the past 45 years, women have married later, attained higher education and joined the workforce in record numbers. Could it all be turned back?
Top contributors
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Associate Professor in Contraception, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh
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Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh
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Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Professor of Law, Politics and Society, Drake University
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Venable Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
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Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University
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Chair of Industrial Economics, Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham
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Director of the Yarra Institute for Religion and Social Policy, University of Divinity
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Humanities Dean and Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
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Senior Research Associate, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge
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Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham
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Public Health Researcher, Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, University of California, San Francisco
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Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University in St. Louis
